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SWAMP - California Aquatic Bioassessment Workshop 2003

CALIFORNIA AQUATIC BIOASSESSMENT WORKGROUP - 10TH ANNUAL MEETING
December 2-4, 2003
Sacramento, California

DECEMBER 2, 2003 PRESENTATIONS

Item # Presentation
1.
 History of Bioassessment and Biocriteria in the U.S. 1994-2003; by Michael T. Barbour, TetraTech
2.
 Ten Years of Bioassessment in California; by Jim Harrington, Department of Fish & Game, Bioassessment Laboratory
3.
 California’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program ‘SWAMP’ Update 2003; by Val Connor, State Water Board Division of Water Quality (SWRCB, DWQ)
4.
 River Blindness in Africa
5.
 The California Legacy Project – Progress in Indicator Development
6.
 Resource Assessment Program, (CA) Department of Fish & Game (CDFG)
7.
 Citizen Bioassessment Monitoring – Successes & Challenges; the Clean Water Team Citizen Monitoring Program; by Holly Sheradin, SWRCB, DWQ
8.
 Assessing Ecological Condition in USA Surface Waters: EMAP’s Approach for Fish Assemblages; Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Project (EMAP), US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
9.
 A Brief Introduction to Central Valley Fish Assemblages; by Larry Brown; US Geographical Survey (USGS), Sacramento
10.
 Sampling Fisheries and Fish Communities; California Department of Fish & Game (CDFG)

DECEMBER 3, 2003 PRESENTATIONS

Item # Presentation
11.
 Who is FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) & Why Do Bugs Matter?; Russ Kanz, State Water Board (State Water Resources Control Board) SWRCB
12.
 Effects of Hydropower Production on the Health of Aquatic Ecosystems in California
13-14.
 Southern California Coastal Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI); Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory, Water Pollution Control Laboratory, CA Dept. of Fish & Game (CDFG), CSU (California State University), Chico
15.
 Development, Evaluation, & Application of a RIVPACS-type Predictive Model for Assessing the Biological Condition of Streams in Region 5 (California) National Forests; by Charles Hawkins, Western Center for Monitoring & Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystems, Utah State University & USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture), Region 5 (California) of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
16-18.
 Building of the Western Pilot EMAP & Enhancing State Water Quality Monitoring to Better Address Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution in California; Region 9, US EPA & SWRCB
19.
 California’s Coastal EMAP Program; by Stephen B. Weisberg, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Project (EMAP)
20.
 Wetland Assessment in California: Context & Progress Towards Method Development; SCCWRP, San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI), CA Coastal Commission (CCC), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9

DECEMBER 4, 2003 PRESENTATIONS

Item # Presentation
21.
 Not Available
22.
 The Biological Condition Gradient; by Michael T. Barbour, TetraTech, Adapted from Susan Davies’ (ME DEP) Presentation
23A.
 Streamlining the UAA (Use Attainability Analyses) Process, by TetraTech
23B.
 Recommendations & Benefits: Tiered Aquatic Life Use Framework (TALU), Biological Condition Gradient (BCG) & California Aquatic Life Uses
24.
 Not Available
25.
 California’s Aquatic Life Beneficial Uses: Current Status & Novel Approaches; by Bill Reeves, SWRCB, DWQ
26.
 Using Biological Assessments & Biocriteria in Water Quality Standards – The Tiered Aquatic Life Use Framework (TALU); by William Swieteik, US EPA